Driver survives 20-ton boulder drop on car

A man driving through the Alps in France was smashed by a 20-ton boulder and survived, according to news reports.

The Daily Mail reports that rescuers expected to find the driver, Ludovic Masciave, 36, of nearby Albertville, inside the 4×4, “which was so badly damaged that they could not even tell what make it was.”

His injuries included flattened lungs and broken ribs.

‘I was stuck between the rock and the bottom of the door, but also against the dashboard. The space was very restricted. It could be measured in centimetres.

‘My back was pressed against the door and my torso against the rock. I was completely compressed.

‘All I was thinking about was stopping the pain. When firefighters were able to open the door I was finally relieved of the huge pressure of the rock. They managed to pull me out and took me to hospital.’